Day 260 – Week 38 – 38 mins
I appear to be very fickle when it comes to exercise.
For a while I much preferred the cardio to the strength work – so was managing my full amount of minutes when I got to run about, but couldn’t bring myself to do so when it came to a strength day.
But now, it is the opposite.
Today I was quite happy to do my full quota of strength and stretching, but am dreading getting out and going for a run tomorrow. It’s probably something to do with the rubbish weather, but still, I am surprised at this strange turn of events.
Let’s hope the rain stops and I DO get a chance to run around the park for New Year’s Eve…
Suzi
Day 256 – Week 37 – 37 mins (25)
Ok – getting back into the groove after the Christmas thing.
And so much more enthusiastic with my new Christmas present – a pair of wireless headphones!
Now you know, I’m the kind of person who feels I should be doing something ‘useful’ at the same time as exercising, so what I usually do if I’m jigging about in the living room, is try and listen to/watch some kind of webinar on my laptop as I do it. And as I don’t have particularly good speakers on my laptop, I need to wear headphones.
As you can imagine – this gets a bit tricky when you are wearing headphones that are plugged into the laptop, especially if you make any sudden moves!
But all my problems are solved with my new wireless headphones. I can jig about to my heart’s content, and even wander off into the bathroom afterwards, without missing a word of the webinar. Love it. A new piece of kit and I am full of enthusiasm! Not enough to do a full 37 minutes, but at least I go two thirds of the way…
Suzi
Day 250 – Week 36 – 36 mins
It was something like one degree today, when I set out for my jog. A stunningly beautiful, crystal clear but freezing day.
But, taking my queue from other brave souls I have seen hitting the streets, I wore some fingerless gloves and a hat with my running gear, and you know, before long I was pretty toasty.
And somehow, the fear of slipping on some icy pavement does wonders for your heartrate, getting it up there in the right zone in record time.
This weeks total minute count is 121 minutes, down slightly on last week, which is a little disappointing. I averaged 17.28 minutes a day….
Suzi
Day 244 – Week 36 – 36 mins (38)
Ok – tried a new tactic today, which actually resulted in me unwittingly doing MORE minutes than I was supposed to. That’s the first time that’s happened!
So here it is…
When going for a run in the park, take your boyfriend with you!
We both had the day off today, so I convinced him to come to the park with me. And while he wasn’t interested in running, he went for a nice stroll, while I ran away for a couple of minutes, then ran back, then away again, back again etc.
And the upshot was – I got so distracted by all the tooing and frooing I lost track of time and before I knew it, I’d done more than I should have. Result!
Now – I just have to convince him to come with me early in the mornings before work!
Suzi
Day 238 – Week 35 – 35 mins
Monday morning – started the work in fine form with a full 35 mins of strength and stretching. Figure I have to start well, given the three Christmas parties I have this week!
We really are heading into the toughest time of the year now – Christmas parties, cold, dark, too much food and alcohol and out of the usual routine – it’s a recipe for disaster. So – let’s be clear – we are just looking at survival. We are just trying to get through it in one piece, without losing the plot completely – so ANY minutes done during this period should be celebrated.
Come January, the post-Christmas bloat should be enough to encourage getting back into a proper routine…
Suzi
